Governments and marriage education policy
Subtitle: perspectives from the UK, Australia and the US
By: Elizabeth van Acker.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 249
Subjects: Marriage -- Government policy -- English-speaking countries -- Case studies; Marriage -- Government policy -- United States; Marriage -- Government policy -- Great Britain; Marriage -- Government policy -- Australia; Family life education -- Government policy -- English-speaking countries -- Case studies; Family life education -- Government policy -- United States; Family life education -- Government policy -- Great Britain; Family life education -- Government policy -- Australia
Genres: Case studies.
Description: "This book examines the role that governments in the UK, Australia and the US play in managing policy changes in response to social changes in marriage. Elizabeth van Acker analyses marriage education policies that attempt to foster lasting and satisfying marriages, whilst examining a range of challenges that governments face in implementing these policies, including factors such as religion, romance, gender relations, same-sex marriages and privacy protection."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes index.